TREE TRAILS

Tree Scavenger Hunt

Group _______

Try to find as many items on this list as you can. You may either find the item or a picture of it. You will have 10 minutes for the scavenger hunt. Items are divided into three levels of difficulty. Keep a talley because each level is worth a different amount. If you can name what part of the tree the item comes from or what part is used in the product, you will get bonus points!

Easy Items: Find it = 1 point; What part of the tree does it come from = 2 pointsChair _______________________Toilet tissue _______________________Apple _______________________Pecan _______________________Paper money _______________________Envelope _______________________Mulch _______________________ Easy Score _______

Difficult Items: Find it = 2 points; What part of the tree does it come from = 3 pointsMolasses (syrup) _______________________Toothbrush handle _______________________Cork _______________________Birdhouse _______________________Food packaging _______________________Chocolate _______________________ Charcoal _______________________ Difficult Score _______

Expert Items: Find it = 3 points; What part of the tree does it come from = 4 pointsAspirin _______________________Cinnamon _______________________Rayon cloth _______________________Hairspray _______________________Nail polish _______________________Ice cream _______________________Eyeglass frames _______________________ Expert Score _______

Total Score _________

Module 5

TREE TRAILS

Tree Scavenger Hunt

Answer Sheet

Easy Items: Find it = 1 point; What part of the tree it comes from = 2 pointsChair - solid wood (trunks and limbs)Toilet tissue - pulp Apple - fruitPecan - nut Paper money - pulpEnvelope- pulpMulch - bark or the whole tree

Difficult Items: Find it = 2 points; What part of the tree it comes from = 3 pointsMolasses (syrup) - sap Toothbrush handle - pulpCork - bark (mostly from cork oak tree)Birdhouse - solid wood (trunks and limbs)Food packaging - pulpChocolate - nut (from cacao tree) Charcoal - wood

Expert Items: Find it = 3 points; What part of the tree it comes from = 4 pointsAspirin - bark (of willow tree)Cinnamon - bark (of laurel tree)Rayon cloth - wood fibersHairspray - contains wood resinNail polish - contains chemicals (leftover from making paper, makes polish glossy)Ice cream - contains cellulose (makes it smooth and thick)Eyeglass frames - Cellulose (dissolved and forms a shape)

Wood is made of tiny fibers (cellulose) and the natural glue (lignin) that holds them together. When wood is turned into pulp, heat and chemicals dissolve the lignin and release the cellulose fibers.

Sap is the watery solution that circulates through the tree.

Resin is a clear or translucent substance that oozes from trees and other plants.

Module 5